Average gender pay gap of 19% across Irish banks

'The numbers reported across all the retail banks are very worrying and deserving of urgent attention'

All companies with over 250 employees are required to disclose the difference in pay across a range of metrics. Picture: iStock

The gender pay gap within Ireland's main banks is "unacceptably high" and deserves "urgent attention" the Financial Services Union (FSU) has said.

The union said a collective and transparent approach has to be adopted across the retail banking sector to deal with the issue.